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A total of 10 toys are sequentially and randomly chosen, without replacement from a toy box containing 4 red toys and 6 blue toys. What is the probability that the first two toys chosen are blue?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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A total of 10 toys are sequentially and randomly chosen, without replacement from a toy box containing 4 red toys and 6 blue toys. What is the probability that the first two toys chosen are blue?

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No.of red toys=4

No.of blue toys=6

Total no.of toys=10

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